Margaret Manning

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Summary

Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Stealing from employer/master
Departure
Mar 1831
Arrival
Jul 1831
Death
Jan 1892
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Personal Information

Name: Margaret Manning
Gender: Female
Born: 19th Jan 1811
Death: 1st Jan 1892
Age at death: 80
Occupation: Nursery maid

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Cork
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 23rd Mar 1831
Ship: Palambam
Arrival: 31st Jul 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Margaret Manning was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.

394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.

PalambamPalambam (generic)

References

Primary SourceNSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 12th May 2026

NSW Convict Index. Margaret Manning, per Palambam, 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 26 June 1838, No 38/0540. Wife of Benjamin Hamilton (as stated on her CF) NSW BMD Marriage Reg: 820/1848 Benjamin Hamilton and Margaret Manning, LD district. (Catholic, Sydney St Mary’s)

David Huthnance avatar
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on 27th August 2021

Married Benjamin Hamilton, also an Irish convict, in Sydney 08/05/1848.

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 22nd June 2020

Occupation: Nursemaid and housemaid (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831). Crime: Robbing her mistress (see above).